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Fascista cercerisella

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Fascista cercerisella
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F. cercerisella
Binomial name
Fascista cercerisella
(Chambers, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria cercerisella Chambers, 1872
  • Gelechia olympiadella Zeller, 1873

The redbud leaffolder (Fascista cercerisella) is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in the United States from Pennsylvania and Maryland, south to Florida, west to Texas, north to Kansas.

The wingspan is 13-16 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October in the south. The flight season is shorter in the northern part of the range. There is one generation per year in the north, possibly two in the south.

The larvae feed on Cercis canadensis. They skeletonize the leaves of their host.